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Mon, Apr 28, 2008

Helo's Fix-It Flight Results in Fix-It Job

Occasionally, that "simple" maintenance test flight is anything but... as was the case of a hapless Hughes TH-55 (Hughes 269) that came to grief in a brief hover test.

** Report created 4/25/2008 Record 14 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 6358Z Make/Model: TH55 Description: HUGHES TH-55 HELICOPTER
 Date: 04/18/2008 Time: 2200
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
 City: LOGAN State: UT Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON MAINTENANCE FLIGHT AT LOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT IN WINDY CONDITIONS, ATTEMPTED TO HOVER AIRCRAFT AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, LOGAN, UT

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk:
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: VFR, WIND 230 15G24
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Other Phase: Hover Operation: OTHER
 FAA FSDO: SALT LAKE CITY, UT (NM07) Entry date: 04/21/2008

FMI: www.faa.gov, www.ntsb.gov

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